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Johnson County passes tougher smoking law

November 5, 2012
Johnson County commissioners on Monday morning approved countywide public smoking restrictions that will take effect in January. The ordinance is more restrictive than previous laws passed in Franklin and Greenwood.
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Communications firm Metronet plants flag in Indy areaRestricted Content

October 13, 2012
 IBJ Staff
The Evansville company plans to install more than 200 miles of fiber-optic lines in Franklin.
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Precision Cutoff closing Franklin metal-tube plant

October 4, 2012
Dan Human
The Franklin metal-tube factory with 39 employees plans to close early next year, less than five years the $2 million plant opened.
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Golf courses scramble to weather lack of rain

July 14, 2012
Anthony Schoettle
Crooked_Stick_WatchVideoPGA officials are keeping their eyes on Carmel's Crooked Stick as the BMW Championship approaches. And groundskeepers are using some high-tech tactics to avoid the withering effects of drought.
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Heartland Bancshares approves acquisition by HorizonRestricted Content

July 7, 2012
The deal, effective July 17, will give the Michigan City bank its first presence in Central Indiana.
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Ritter's owners hope burgers will help fuel turnaroundRestricted Content

June 2, 2012
Sam Stall
Hoping to capitalize on the enduring appeal of Ritter's Frozen Custard, the chain's New York owners are launching another attempt to right-size the franchises with a new Indianapolis store, a revamped marketing plan, and burgers and fries.
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Zionsville voters approve tax bump for school system

May 8, 2012
 IBJ Staff
Zionsville voters passed a referendum Tuesday night that will hike local property taxes to provide additional school funding. Meanwhile, Johnson County taxpayers voted no Tuesday on a referendum to decide whether to help finance a $30 million library project.
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Zionsville voters face lone area school-funding referendum

May 7, 2012
Scott Olson
Zionsville's school district is asking taxpayers to address a $2.5 million budget shortfall. Meanwhile, in Johnson County, voters will consider whether to help finance a $30 million project that includes the construction of a 70,000-square-foot library.
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Rising gas prices prompt creation of ninth area vanpool routeRestricted Content

April 7, 2012
Central Indiana Commuter Services started offering service this month between Franklin and the Defense Finance & Accounting Services facility in Indianapolis.
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Building rentals help school district make ends meet

March 19, 2012
Associated Press
Franklin is planning to raise $120,000 by renting the performing arts center and middle school auditorium this year — six times what the district made in rental fees four years ago.
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Franklin College makes upgrading its science labs a priorityRestricted Content

January 28, 2012
 IBJ Staff
The small, private college put a new residence hall on the backburner to emphasize student-driven research.
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Japanese auto parts maker adding 50 jobs in Franklin

September 22, 2011
 IBJ Staff
KYB Manufacturing North America Inc. expects to invest $6.4 million to add warehouse and distribution facilities to its existing 51-acre campus in Johnson County.
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INSIDE DISH: Willard builds on family-dining plan

September 16, 2011
Mason King
Dish_Willard_WatchVideoFranklin's neighborhood brew-and-pub-food palace—with roots in the community reaching back to 1860—has boosted sales through a shift in strategy following a city smoking ban.
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Johnson County still dealing with 2008 flood

September 6, 2011
Associated Press
Johnson County officials have been working to buy about 40 flooded properties in an area a few miles west of Greenwood, so they can be demolished.
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Manufacturer plans 35 jobs in Franklin expansion

August 17, 2011
 IBJ Staff
An Arbor, Mich.-based manufacturer is planning a $10 million expansion to its plant south of Indianapolis that will add 35 more employees, it announced Wednesday.
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Best Buy closing Franklin warehouse; 301 jobs lost

May 19, 2011
The Minneapolis-based appliance and electronics retailer plans to close the facility by the end of March. Employees will be terminated in phases beginning in July.
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School district eyes events, students for revenue

March 19, 2011
Associated Press
Franklin Community Schools officials say they don't want to be in the same situation they were last year, when the state forced the district to eliminate $3 million from its budget.
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Franklin calls off deal to land brewery plant

September 17, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlin
The Franklin Redevelopment Commission decided Thursday to call off the deal because TailGate Beer of San Diego failed to respond to a deadline to provide detailed financial information.
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Caterpillar seeks tax abatement for Franklin plant

September 13, 2010
Caterpillar Reman Powertrain is requesting the tax break to offset costs related to a $13.6 million investment the company says will help retain 338 factory jobs.
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Family of woman killed by falling bottled-water pallets files suit

August 31, 2010
Cory Schouten
The estate of a woman killed when pallets of bottled water fell on her at a Kroger store in Franklin is suing the bottler, suggesting a new eco-friendly bottle design may have contributed to the accident.
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Beer brewer feuding with Franklin over incentives

July 15, 2010
Anthony Schoettle
San Diego-based TailGate Beer is supposed to create as many as 150 jobs in Franklin, but the plan has been delayed while the sides squabble about financial disclosures.
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Mitsubishi planning Franklin expansion

May 20, 2010
 IBJ Staff
A Franklin manufacturing facility is planning a $9.4 million expansion project that would more than double employment over the next two years.
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Masonic Home plans $8M assisted-living center in Franklin

May 6, 2010
Groundbreaking will be held May 16 to mark start of construction on center to be built on 300-acre campus.
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Franklin residents still struggle with solution for flooded land

April 25, 2010
Associated Press
Crews will begin in late April demolishing the first of 74 homes south of downtown Franklin damaged by massive flooding in June 2008. Officials still haven't decided how to reuse the land, and residents are torn.
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Carter Lumber plans to hire as many as 100 in Franklin

April 7, 2010
J.K. Wall
Ohio-based Carter Lumber plans to open new wholesale lumberyard and truss-making facility in Franklin in June.
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  1. Good ole' Obamacare. Thanks liberals and those who didn't bother to vote.

  2. Yes. Blame those who were too lazy to go vote Obama out and those who voted him in again. That's my take on it. I know folks won't get it on the left. OK. Start berating me now!

  3. Serioulsy, people are AGINST this project? Most communities would be salivating over a project like this. You'd rather have an empty eye-sore gas station and shacks posing as apartments? This project is exactly what BR needs. BUILD IT MR MAYOR. And yes, I am a BR resident, and have been for 20 years.

  4. As a St. Vincent employee of over 20 years, I am saddened and disheartened by this announcement. Unfortunately, as the healthcare "industry" continues on this political and corporate path, all that St. Vincent Hospital has stood for spiritually for its employees and this community is being sucked dry. I know it truly has no choice. It is not just Obamacare or just competition or just any single thing. This trend started long before I was even born when the government became involved in healthcare and it became an "industry." I grieve for those who will lose their jobs, one of whom may be me, but I also grieve for this hospital which I have served for over 20 years. May God give us and it the grace to withstand the future of healthcare.

  5. Why do people constantly harp on this issue and act ignorant about what a city population measures? A city's population is the city's population. There is no argument or debate about it. If you want to measure the density of a city--measure it. If you want to measure the size of a metropolitan area, then measure the metropolitan population. City boundaries cover different sized areas--and they always have (though the disparity has probably increased since about 1900 or so when more cities began annexing their surrounding communities). For example, San Francisco only covers 49 square miles while Houston cover nearly 600 square miles. No one argues about the population rankings of either city even though they clearly cover extremely different sized areas. Indianapolis is the 13 largest city by population in the U.S. That is a fact. While the population of a metropolitan area may give you a better sense of how large a community is, as noted, even metro areas can vary widely in the size of geographic area they cover--so that is not a perfect comparison either.

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